Bed-bail fastener



M. B. OKUN.

EEO RAIL FAS'TENEB. Armenian mio MN. 19. m1.

Patent-ea Mays, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET '2L UNITED STATES PATENT oFIIeE.

Iwnms 1B. 'oKU'nL `0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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sectional View Hi'e *5E-'"5 "of Fig. 2-

. AF1276 im sie@ emmen-teen@ ef Fi 1 looking :It the opposite side, fweve,

thm; effige @mi f Fig. 7 is a fragmentary View similar to Fig. 2 Shewieg @ne eev as apcornxerpost ment 2Q, lthe'rw'se similar to ythe demping f: nt thus abuts .the 21me-ms 26I @Rdf 35 holdsaid side rail and is clamped in position by the projection 44, all coperating With the tapering t0n 11634. .a

ow if the side rail of Fig. l with the horizontal Harige 37 is to. be used .in'areverse manner, then this side rail is turned end lfor end, the angle section remaining in its plane until the supporting elements at the opposite extremitiesv have been reversed in ositionrelative tothe two cor- 'ner posts o the bed, In this position'the Structure is up side down as shown in Fig. 4. It will be noted that the supporting element38 l'ooperates 'with the fastener l1 ust eiiactlythe `sameas it did when` in its reverse position of Fig. 1.,

A very simplereversible bed rail .fastener is thus provided adapted to lock i,t'selffin position and- "beving Jalliiply braced. The in- Wardlyl extending yflange 27 lends rigidity to lthe structure; It is further of course obvious that if the side rail 36 `were made of an angle piece having Wider vfianges as shown at 36a in Fig 4, that the'ii'the side rail itself is punched at its Xextreini tiesy into the shape of r.the supporting eleinent 38, thus obviatin'g tlienecessity of `having three pieces. for this struoture, This of course dependsinerely on questions of facilitating the manufactureandthe oost of materials. From what hasV been thus described the nature of. myinyention will be readily clear to those skilled'inthe art.

Havingv however thus described my invention, .what I ela'ijm" as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A structure of the character described comprising a ybed rail fastener having a Wide, flat supportin tongue, Whose Wide face extendS in the, iiection of the length ofthe sideijaiL- aside rail, and means'ineludi'r`ig 'aJ laterally' disp'osedfl'oop carried Vat the opposite extremities ofsaid side ,rail -to cooperate With saidtongue,' said tongue- .co-

operating botli.with. the means at one extremity o 'lf'said side; railto hold. said side rail in.. PQSGIt" Mid- With @theme/@ns1 at the IOP posite 'extremity `o.f'..said iail to hold said sidefrail A ositfion When said side rail lis swung end' or end and inverted, to thus in veither one of tvvo given positions.. l i., 2."A 'strueture ofthe .characteridescribed seminarie; @..bdi frailflf..fi.st1ery having. e .apeifingvvide, flat supporting tongue V:v vhose ,deMfaee, extends inthe-:direction ofthe ll'en th of theside rail, a sideraiI, and means inc udiiig a laterally disposed loopf carried at the oppas e extremities of saidfsidenaii .f0 UP}e taglia Seid .tensile oepertmabeth h, he means at drie; axftreinity: ofsaid side rai l` to liold saidsifde having a v strengthan ih g rib, fastener being `made of a single piece of. ma-

rail in position., with V'the means at the opposite extremity of said rail to hold said .side rail in 'Io'sition when said side rail is swung end or end and inverted, to thus hol'dsa'id side rail in either one of two given positions, said fastener having an abutment to. cooperate With said means, and eaoliof said means having a clamping element to ooop'erate ivit'lisaidtongue, said fastener having a strengthenin rib.

3. A structure o the character described vcomprisnig a'bedrail' fastener .having a tapeiiigwide, fiat supportingtongue Whose Wide vface eXte'ndsii'n thefdirection of theside rail -in position v'vhen `said side lrail is swung vendfor end and inverted, to thus hold said vside rail in either one of two given positions, said fastener having. .anY `abut-ment to cooperate vivithsaid means ,aiid .eaehjoic saidmeans havingnJ clampingelement to coperate With said tongue, fastener and -said terial.

1l. A structureel?. the'character described comprising a bed railV fastener having a Wide, fiat taper supportingl tongue, a side rail, said. side rail having a laterally strucko ut portion for' the metal-adapted to embrace said'tongiie togA holdithe fastener and side railtogethei', saidside rail liavinga portion extending into the path of the supporting tongue and adaptedftoyaetgupon-an edge .thereof t'olook the` fastener and rail.

5. A structure "of: the character described comprising a .bed rail fastener having a wide flat supporting tongue, a side'rail having' a Alaterally struck-out portion of inet-al at each end to 'embrace said tongue, said tongue cooperating with thestruckout portion at one Vextieniity of .s 'aid side. rail to hold said side rail in position and With the struck- -out portion. ,at the opposite ,extremity of said iside; rail-to hold fsaid'side rail in position lwhen saidsidenail. issvvungl` end forend', to thus hold said side rail in either one of two y'given positions.

In Witness whereof yI hereunto subscribe my: naine .thisth irteenthv day ,off January,

-1 v MORRIS. SGKUN. Witnesseszi. f --zct j 1A i I; 4. Mex Ws {ZABEe 

